Looking for Today
Chasing Today's Illusions: Black Sabbath's Reflection on Transience
Lyrics
It's complete but obsolete
Refers to something that is whole or finished but no longer relevant or useful in the present.
All tomorrow's become yesterday
Future events have passed and are now part of the past.
In demand but second hand
Desirable but no longer new; previously owned.
It's been heard before you even play
Information or music that's familiar or has been heard before it's actually performed.
Up to date but came too late
Current or modern but introduced after it was relevant.
Better get yourself another name
Suggests a need for a new identity due to an existing one being worn out or ineffective.
You're so right but overnight
Accurate or correct, but its value diminishes rapidly.
You're the one who has to take the blame
Despite being accurate, the blame for any shortcomings falls on the individual.
Everyone just gets on top of you
Feeling overwhelmed or dominated by others.
The pain begins to eat your pride
Beginning to damage one's self-respect or dignity due to circumstances.
You can't believe in anything you knew
Unable to trust or rely on previously known things or beliefs.
When was the last time that you cried
Asking about the last time a person expressed genuine emotions like crying.
Don't delay you're in today
Urging not to procrastinate, as the present moment is fleeting.
But tomorrow is another dream
Although present, tomorrow holds new possibilities or hopes.
Sunday's star is Monday's scar
Achievements or trends lose significance rapidly in today's fast-paced world.
Out of date before you're even seen
Becoming outdated even before gaining attention or recognition.
At the top so quick to flop
Rapid rise to success followed by an equally rapid fall or decline.
You're so new but rotting in decay
New and fresh but decaying or deteriorating quickly.
Like butterfly so quick to die
An ephemeral existence, similar to a butterfly's short lifespan.
But you're only looking for today
Seeking only immediate gratification or results without considering the future.
Everyone just gets on top of you
Repeated theme of feeling overwhelmed by external pressures.
The pain begins to eat your pride
Continued erosion of one's self-respect or dignity due to external circumstances.
You can't believe in anything you knew
Unable to trust or rely on previously known things or beliefs, reiterated.
When was the last time that you cried
Asking when was the last time emotions were genuinely expressed, repeated.
Looking for today
Repetition emphasizes the ongoing search or longing for immediate satisfaction or fulfillment without considering the consequences or long-term effects.
Looking for today
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-Listen, glamour trip so soon to slip
-Easy come but oh how quick it goes
-Ten foot tall but what to fall
-Hard to open yet so easy to close
-Front page news but so abused
-You just want to hide yourself away
-Over-paid, but soon you fade
-Because you're only looking for today
-Looking for today
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